As the old Spoilers thread was nearing it’s maximum allowed posts, this is a new Spoilers thread for, erm Spoilers. If you wish to share any Doctor Who related rumours or ‘unofficial’ news (ie not released/officially confirmed by the BBC) please post them here.

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Information about the new companion has been release. The new companion, Bill, will be played by Pearl Mackie. She will be along side The 12th Doctor, who will not be leaving this year. I don’t know much about Pearl Mackie for I haven’t seen her in anything so I can’t say my thoughts about her as a actress however it will be nice to see a new companion even if we still miss Clara.

thanks for the link @toinfinityandbeyond I am so starved of Who news that I read all two pages of zero information on Cult Box. Glad that Missy is likely to return. Not surprised though. She is far too good to not keep on. The more I re-watch the stories which feature her the more I like/dislike the character. (One isn’t supposed to “like” Missy.)

i do recall that mysterious filming. maybe it’ll be part of this year’s xmas special?

obviously i wouldn’t mind seeing clara, again (or any other old companion, really), but i am more excited to see what the new companion brings to the show. clara’s story is just too complete, now, for it to feel like anything other than a re-hash of what’s gone before…

but i still trust the grand moff, and he’s probably got something mind-bending and/or heart-smashing in store for us!!

@geoffers I think the filming alluded to (if you mean Capaldi dropping hints of spoilers at Q&A in DC recently) in which Clara “was there” is filming for “Class”, which was set to begin this month as I recall. If there’s a bit of time travel involved in that show, and an appearance of the Doctor himself in the first episode, well, he could drop in on Coal Hill in the past at some point, and *see* Clara (for whatever Moffat decides that’s worth to him now), but probably not interact with her past self (?). No more than a nostalgic look-back, I should think, and in a different but related show.

@ichabod Thanks for the link. My boys will all enjoy that one too. Just proves that when it comes to insults a Scottish accent is a definite plus. (but then I can’t think of any circumstance where a Scottish accent is not a plus)

@mudlark Don’t know what a “shitgibbon” is either but it does sound very apt though maybe insulting gibbons a little still I think I need to add it to my vocabulary.

Some of what Peter Capaldi says in this radio interview could be regarded as spoiler-y (that man is *always* in trouble about this kind of thing! Love him for it — it’s just enthusiasm spilling all over the place).

It’s like if I leave my school and a random leaves their school on the same day as me this ‘means’ we’re going to swap schools.

LOL.

I liked Colin (Kris) “I’ve got a biiig knob!”

Still will he be in in the Tardis ? Can he fly it? He can’t seem to do much as the detective (he bought a thing he called a yacht and it’s not) and yes I get his ‘character’ but I don’t know -some people dislike Kris a lot. Came from his being Colin in Love A.

@craig This is probably the only time I will ever say that I feel better as a result of reading something in The Mirror. And even if it turns out not to be true, it Should be true! Apart from anything else, it is a great bonkers theory.

That would be fantastic, as would seeing what Capaldidoc was doing there. Him (re-)witnessing the resolution of the time war might give him a chance to figure out where he mislaid that planet of his too. Moffat does love a long play…

That is an exciting rumour and very “doable” now that David Bradley is established as the First Doctor. There are certainly strong hints that this series is linked to the first Doctor and Susan. If so it would also be nice if Ian gets a nod as I feel a little cheated that Clara never actually met him, on screen at least.

@blenkinsopthebrave true but he was in the Day Of the Doctor so I have hope otherwise they could use his son, as his grandson. I would be content with that.

I have the feeling that Moffat might be letting his “fanboy” head go a bit this series, it being his last and all. (Fingers crossed anyway)

@lisa As I suggested in the other thread the theme of promises in The Pilot might have some reference to the promise which the Doctor made to Susan and is as yet unfulfilled. To me Susan has been a loose end since she was written out and a character with potential to regenerate. I know that fans have debated that question for years but ultimately it is for the show runners to decide and they are not as locked into “canon” as some of the fans. I would like to see what becomes of Susan. I have often toyed with story ideas about her regenerating and being stuck on earth and the bureaucratic problems that would lead to.

That was actually great to watch -PC is composed and extremely funny. I imagine, in real life, he’s a wonderful grandfather. A sincere man with no “luvvie” stuff. Funny favourite accessory from the child being “the celery” which, understandably, Peter thought was an entirely different word. 😀

In other interviews, in Australia (journ/celebrity style interviews rather than panels or forums) Peter’s quite thoughtful, a little shy, reflective. It was great to see his warm and funny side. Obviously doing Who has been a genuinely fantastic experience.

Damn! Seemingly hours (or at least the time spent between one glass of shiraz and the next), spent composing a post, and then it disappears!

Anyway..

@wolfweed, have been reading the same, and also about Sacha Dhawan. Given the choice between LT and SD, I would go with the latter. His small role in a recent Sherlock as the embittered assassin shows he has real steel, which the Doctor needs, but Luke Treadway, as appealing as he is (Fortitude) comes across (to me) as a loveable puppy dog, which is not how I think of the Doctor.

@blenkinsopthebrave I hate it when that happens. I lost a post earlier this week. I too would vote for Sacha. He was excellent in An Adventure in Space and Time. (To be fair however I don’t think I have seen Luke in anything.)

Oh, agreed! It was grim, wasn’t it? But spectacular on a number of levels. Not predictable, either.

I enjoyed Sacha in Adventure in Space and Time as well. I think he’d be quite excellent as a Doctor. Is Bill Potts only in Who for one season? Could this be a ‘clean’ slate for Mr Chibnall as it was for Moff in Season 5, Who, I wonder?

I think Bill is wonderful. Just the right pacing, no over acting, no super-fast jabber, either (not a fan of that, generally). I didn’t realise this was essentially her debut as an actress.\: she’s absolutely on the map now.